diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index b3de526..87eb6aa 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
       mMode(AUDIO_MODE_INVALID),
       mBtNrecIsOff(false)
 {
+    getpid_cached = getpid();
     char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     bool doLog = (property_get("ro.test_harness", value, "0") > 0) && (atoi(value) == 1);
     if (doLog) {
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.cpp b/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.cpp
index 6a58852..d15bd04 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-// This optimization assumes mediaserver process doesn't fork, which it doesn't
-const pid_t getpid_cached = getpid();
+// Not valid until initialized by AudioFlinger constructor.  It would have to be
+// re-initialized if the process containing AudioFlinger service forks (which it doesn't).
+pid_t getpid_cached;
 
 bool recordingAllowed() {
     if (getpid_cached == IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingPid()) return true;
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.h b/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.h
index f77ec5b..80cecba 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/ServiceUtilities.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-extern const pid_t getpid_cached;
+extern pid_t getpid_cached;
 
 bool recordingAllowed();
 bool settingsAllowed();